Adam Button

ROLE

Adam works as an Experienced Invertebrate Keeper on the conservation team and is based at Highland Wildlife Park. His main focus is the conservation breeding programs for the pine hoverfly and the dark bordered beauty moth, predominantly centred on the husbandry and management of these species. Adam also assists with invertebrate surveys for these conservation priority species as part of the conservation department at RZSS.

BACKGROUND

Adam came to RZSS from Bristol Zoo where he spent 5 years working as an Experienced Invertebrate Keeper on the ectotherm team. He began his career working with invertebrates and other species at Shepreth Wildlife Park before moving to Bristol Zoo to further this interest and specialise in invertebrate work. Adam has worked with a range of exotic species and conservation projects including partula snails, desertas wolf spiders, desertas Snails, medicinal leeches and Lord Howe Island stick insects. He has developed an interest in understanding of invertebrate conservation through his career, especially with native species and the significant impact that conservation work can have on these species.

INTERESTS

Adam is an avid tabletop gamer, enjoying miniature painting and gaming during his down time. He also enjoys exploring and looking at wildlife, so living in Scotland is a great opportunity for this. Adam has been keeping invertebrates for a long time; he designs enclosures and looks after of a range of invertebrate species in his free time as there is still so much to learn about them it is incredibly interesting.

EDUCATION

BSC Zoo Biology (Nottingham Trent University)
Diploma in the Management of Zoo and Aquarium Animals (DMZAA)